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CAC1001 said:How was support for the Patriot Act and Iraq War statist...? Also I know Paul is very pro-life as well.
Also I wouldn't myself call those socially-liberal positions (except for the medical marijuana issue), just a different branch of conservatism. Remember there are different types of conservatives, for example there are your conservatives who emphasize a strong national defense and military intervention overseas when needed, then there are your conservatives who claim we should be much more isolationist, and that we don't need a military with a bunch of overseas bases and so forth as we have.
One type of conservative is okay with the Patriot Act, others see it as an affront to liberty. and so on.
Erm, going with the definition of statist as preferring to restrict both personal and economic freedom...
The USA PATRIOT act is exactly fitting the definition of statist. So I don't see the conflict here.